Postgame Show: The "B" Name Proposals

Summary

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Postgame Show: The "B" Name Proposals

Date: January 7, 2026
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Episode Overview

This lighthearted postgame episode revolves around the crew brainstorming potential future guests for their recurring "Name Game" segment—this time focusing on famous sports figures and analysts whose names begin with the letter "B". In true Le Batard Show fashion, the conversation veers into playful banter about double-letter guest themes, bowl games in college football, favorite bagged snacks, and even a brief discussion of U.S. constitutional amendments. The show’s trademark mix of irreverence, wit, and South Florida flavor is on display throughout.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The "B" Name Proposals Segment

• Brainstorming Potential Guests:
  • After a successful "Fix the Dolphins" segment, the crew discusses who their next guest ("the B guy") should be ([00:02-01:20]):
    • Brian Baldinger is nominated immediately as the primary "double B" candidate.
      • "Oh, double B too. That's it." – Host A ([00:13])
    • Other nominees include Chris Collinsworth, Chris Canty, and Dan Deardorf—embarking on a playful tangent about double-letter names (AA, BB, CC, etc.).
      • "If we could do double letters as much as we can…" – Host A ([00:24])
    • Additional suggestions: Joe Buck, Nate Burleson, Dean Blandino, Julian Edelman, Bonnie Bernstein, Chris Berman, Greg Moore, and Dave Dameshek ([00:45-01:28]).
    • Laughter at how creative or "lazy" some double-letter picks are.
      • "Could be double D. Oh yeah, that'd be lazy by double D. No." – Host C ([01:25-01:27])
  • Consensus is to try for Brian Baldinger as the “B” guest for tomorrow.

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2. Tangent: Constitutional Amendments

• Quick Fire Quiz:
  • The group riffs on the U.S. constitutional amendments:
    • 21st Amendment (repeal of prohibition) comes up as a critical favorite.
      • "So the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment." – Host D ([01:43])
      • "That's a big one for you, Greg." – Host D ([01:55])
      • "I'm gonna be taking advantage of that tonight." – Host B ([01:59])
    • Quick factual recalls: There are 27 total amendments.
      • "How many are there?" – Host A; "27." – Host B ([01:37-01:38])
    • Adds some lightness, showcasing the crew’s trivia knowledge and camaraderie.

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3. Bowl Games and College Football Talk

• Travel Plans
  • Mike Ryan is en route to the Fiesta Bowl; others are headed to the Peach Bowl ([02:14-02:27])
    • "Right after the show ends today, I'm getting on a bird. Also going to the Peach Bowl." – Host B ([02:20])
• Which Bowl Is #1?
  • Spirited debate about which college football bowl game should be considered “the” signature event ([02:43-03:46]):
    • Joel Klatt’s suggestion: make the Rose Bowl the permanent host of the championship.
      • "[Klatt] thinks it should be the Rose Bowl. He thinks that they should switch it so that every year the national championship game is the Rose." – Host A ([02:47])
    • Differing opinions:
      • "It's clearly the Rose Bowl." – Host A ([03:11])
      • "Orange Bowl." – Host C ([03:12])
      • "Rose is number one, but the Orange and the Sugar right to me, tie." – Host E ([03:14])
    • Consensus emerges: Rose, Orange, and Sugar are the "Big Three"; Cotton a distant fourth; Peach and others less significant.
  • Broader theme: The College Football Playoff system has "diluted" bowl mystique.
    • "The mystique of the bowl is diluted by the College Football Playoff ... We want the game." – Host E ([03:46])

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4. Snack Food Rabbit Hole

• Bagged Snack Preferences:
  • The hosts get sidetracked talking about favorite convenience snacks ([04:18-04:51]):
    • "Combos" are a shared favorite.
      • "Big combos." – Host B ([04:29])
    • "If you're opening a bag, that's a snack. It's a bagged snack. What's your favorite bagged, like combos." – Host A ([04:22])
    • Shelled pistachios with spicy seasoning are discussed, leading to a debate about whether “shelled” means with or without shells.
      • "When they're shelled, that means they're shell less, right?" – Host D ([04:53])
      • "Well, that doesn't make it." – Host B ([04:57])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the double-letter theme:
  • "If we could do double letters as much as we can." – Host A ([00:24])
  • "Could be double D. Oh, yeah, that'd be lazy by double D. No." – Host C ([01:27])
• On bowl games:
  • "Please talk about this Rose bowl like it's by far the greatest." – Host B ([03:01])
  • "But it's the granddaddy of them all." – Host A ([03:05])
  • "The mystique of the bowl is diluted by the College Football Playoff ... We want the game." – Host E ([03:46])
• On snack food:
  • "Cheese it extra toasty." – Host B ([04:22])
  • "When they're shelled, that means they're shell less, right?" – Host D ([04:53])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• "B" Name Brainstorm – [00:02-01:20]
• Double Letter Guest Banter – [00:15-01:28]
• Constitutional Amendments Side Conversation – [01:33-02:10]
• Bowl Game Travel & Debate – [02:14-03:46]
• Playoff vs. Bowl Traditions – [03:35-03:46]
• Bagged Snacks Riff – [04:18-05:04]

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Tone & Style

True to the show’s signature, the conversation balances sports nerdery with casual, rapid-fire banter. There’s room for inside jokes, dumb debates, and genuine affection among co-hosts. The tone is playful and irreverent but always engaging—perfect for fans who enjoy both in-depth sports talk and the unpredictable humor that defines The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.

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Transcript

[A]

All right, Fun show today. I really loved Fix the Dolphins. I think we need to keep doing that. Who's next? Who's our B guy?

[B]

All right, so I got a couple. The first one that comes to my mind, Brian Baldinger.

[A]

Oh, double B too. That's it.

[B]

I think that's a good. That's gonna be hard to keep. So we had double A.

[A]

This would be double B. Chris Collinsworth. But that I don't think we'll ever get. Collinsworth.

[C]

But you gotta go to C on that one.

[B]

Yeah, I can get you Chris Canty.

[A]

See, now we're talking here. I like this. If we could do double letters as much as we can.

[D]

Brian Baltinger.

[A]

And then Chris.

[B]

Is Dan Deardorf still Al?

[C]

Yes, yes, he is.

[E]

Is he all right?

[B]

Cooking with gas.

[A]

Okay.

[D]

He's going to be tough.

[A]

So we have our B, C, D nominees. Who do you think? Roy?

[C]

C for E. I'll give back to you.

[A]

Let's just focus on br. We're going to go after Brian Baldwin. If he can't do it, who's next? Joe Buck.

[D]

I mean, Buck.

[E]

Yeah, Buck would be good.

[A]

Nate Burleson. All right, so we'll find Dean Brooks.

[D]

Dean Blandino.

[A]

I like where your head's at.

[C]

Julian Edelman.

[A]

Julian.

[B]

But Team Blandino's a rules analyst.

[A]

That's why I keep throwing up. Landino. Like, I think I want to stick to NFL analyst. But is. It is a funny name. So we'll hear Bernstein. Bonnie.

[C]

Oh, Bonnie Bernstein.

[A]

Playing this game. Right. So we'll figure that out. Hopefully. We have Brian Baldinger tomorrow.

[C]

No, Chris Berman.

[B]

Oh, that'd be good.

[E]

Oh, Berman. You guys like that?

[D]

Greg, I found. I found the fourth amendment to put on your mount. Greg Moore.

[A]

Also Dave Damoshek. Could be double D. Oh, yeah, that'd.

[C]

Be lazy by double D. No.

[D]

But hey, sometimes you need.

[C]

Yeah, sometimes.

[A]

Sometimes you need some double.

[D]

Getting on the green.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

I have this one for you. The 21st Amendment. You know what that amendment.

[A]

How Many are there?

[B]

27.

[E]

Maybe.

[A]

I knew 27amendment. Some people out there were asking.

[C]

So.

[D]

So the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.

[A]

Oh, why?

[B]

Didn't need repealing.

[E]

Unappealing prohibition.

[D]

That's a big one for you, Greg.

[E]

That is a big one.

[D]

Legally being able to drink.

[B]

I'm gonna be taking advantage of that tonight.

[D]

The big four. 1, 2, 5 and 21, apparently.

[E]

1, 2, 4, 5 and 21. And 13.

[D]

Yeah.

[E]

Quite frankly.

[A]

Don't forget about that.

[D]

Roy, about that. No, thanks, Jess.

[B]

How ridiculous is it? Mike. Mike. So Mike Ryan is on his way right now to the Fiesta.

[A]

On the bird.

[E]

On the bird.

[B]

And right after the show ends today, I'm getting on a bird. Also going to the Peach Bowl.

[C]

Oh, that's too bad.

[E]

Sorry for you, Joy.

[B]

Atlanta, I mean, it's gonna be a great game.

[A]

Yeah, it will be fun.

[B]

And I like Atlanta a lot.

[E]

Yeah, but it's, like, city. Yeah.

[B]

Canes tomorrow.

[E]

Why is the Peach bowl in the mix? That's like a small bowl compared to.

[B]

No, it's part of the New York.

[E]

Compared to the Big Four, though.

[B]

No, but it's New Year.

[D]

Six, one, two, five.

[A]

O L I. I actually heard. I think it was Joel Klatt saying that the NCAA football needs a signature event now. That the. The Bulls kind of switch and they should have one bowl that's their like. And he thinks it should be the Rose Bowl. He thinks that they should switch it so that every year the national championship game is the Rose.

[B]

Please talk about this Rose bowl like it's by far the greatest.

[A]

I mean, it is. Sorry, but it's the granddaddy of them all. You guys going to be homers and say that? What would be the number one bowl if there is one?

[C]

Oh, the Orange Bowl.

[A]

It's clearly the Rose Bowl.

[C]

Orange Bowl.

[E]

I would agree. The Rose is number one, but the Orange and the Sugar right to me, tie.

[A]

I'd be fine with those being the semifinals every year. Those three bowls, the Big Three.

[E]

The Cotton is a distant fourth. The Peach Bowl. Come on.

[A]

But I will admit that in this new setup, I don't. I don't even. Like, I know it. Is the Fiesta bowl and the Cotton bowl overrated? I'm thinking it's just. Just the playoff.

[E]

Roy nailed it.

[A]

It's just the playoff matchup. To me, I've lost. I don't even think about what bowls these actually are. So I think that they could give these bowls more value if they kind of stick them in spots forever.

[E]

Yeah, that's not a bad point. I do think the. The. The mystique of the bowl is diluted by the College Football Playoff because you're entirely right. It's Ole Miss versus Miami. Nobody thinks, oh, the Fiesta Bowl. You know, the Fiesta. Doesn't matter what bowl it is. We want the game.

[C]

Not the Cotton Bowl.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

Not the Citrus Bowl.

[E]

Right.

[C]

The Holiday Bowl.

[E]

No. Hell, no. You kidding me?

[B]

You know about that Cheez it bowl?

[E]

I do know about that Cheez It.

[D]

You really want these bowls to be Brob Ding Ning?

[E]

You do? Well, what yeah.

[A]

What is your favorite snack? Dad?

[B]

Outside.

[A]

Like. Like in the cheez it realm.

[B]

Cheese it extra toasty.

[A]

If you're opening a bag, that's a snack. It's a bagged snack. What's your favorite bagged, like combos.

[B]

Big combos.

[C]

Combos.

[A]

No combo for me.

[E]

You know what? I had the other pretzel cheddar. I had a bag of shelled pistachios with like a hatch chili seasoning. Like a spicy shell.

[A]

Pretty. You don't go shellis.

[E]

It's a pain in the ass to shell pistachios. So these had already become shelled.

[A]

So shell it.

[D]

When you. When. When they're shelled, that means they're shell less, right?

[B]

Well, that doesn't make it.

[A]

Yeah, I don't know.

[D]

I don't. They've been shelled.

[A]

Agree to disagree.

[E]

They've been shelled. That's right.

[D]

Shelly Duncan.

[E]

Well put.